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PRACTICE:Physics Unit26: Special Theory of Relativity



 Author: physics   Total Marks: 61 mks  Marks Awarded: _____________

User Name: No Login  Start Time: 23年05月01日 10:04  Switch to Whole-Paper Mode

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  You are riding in a spaceship that has no windows, radios, orfjmx9g h7:nb sz:- rwpph:x f5l v;j.4 other means for you to observe or measure what is outside. wz-pj5;.v7pn : rfb9f s4::jxlghhx m You wish to determine if the ship is stopped or moving at constant velocity. What should you do?

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  The Michelson-Morley experiment was / ; znhn.jny3)a wxzhwf5v/e) designed to measure

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  Michelson and Morley concluded from the result /k-jr4 c;*y3vay rpt- k/pznus of their experiment that

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  You can build an interferometer your-ssi+tvp x t*b ,52ayg6gj3 jeself if you use the following components:

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State the relativity principleume5zew :a9r9o xt.x1.
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State the three unprovable assumptions of Gaimfgzfttb(or e8vn )//o( +d9lilean-Newtonian relativity.
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  The theory of special relativitk7ghax ;xf7 5ny

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  One of Einstein's postulates in formulating l un1- d8hsx ool7uh+,the special theory of relativity was that the laws of physus,oh-hd n+l x8lo1u7ics are the same in reference frames that

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9#
 
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State the first postulate of spug/ggi/: vhk6ecial relativity.
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10#
 
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State the second postulate of speci g :1eqnjhla) kuvs56d./dk1f al relativity.
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11#
 
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  If you were to measure your pulse rate while in 5 lf s2-tyfu,5m; sarla spaceship moving away from the Sun at a speed close to the speed of light, you would find that af rsslt,uf l5-y5m;2it was

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12#
 
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  Relative to a stationary k( ekj/5y:c uv*j9ra 1 9bkw*xz4yi1x hru6rk observer, a moving clock

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13#
 
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  The gamma factor is definedw mwst7, g u9p2kqo2l5ue -zh( as $\gamma = 1 / \sqrt{1- (v/c)^2}$, therefore gamma ($\gamma$)

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14#
 
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  Suppose one twin takes a ride in a space ship traveling at a very high speezkx.1og i8s f-d to a distant star and back again, while the other twin reio k-81gx.sfz mains on Earth. The twin that remained on Earth predicts that the astronaut twin is

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15#
 
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  Relative to a stationary obc0em, ch20y1i5nb8 qg7 bk, 3ofb rvqvserver, a moving object

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16#
 
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  An object moves in a directim fg5j v66l3 dn(ebe)ion parallel to its length with a velocity that approaches the velocilf mbjdv )3ngee56(6 ity of light. The width of this object, as measured by a stationary observer,

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17#
 
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  An object moves in a direcrx46iibxn1 hn8 fqw0-tion parallel to its length with a velocity that approiq-wir4 80xnh1b f 6nxaches the velocity of light. The length of this object, as measured by a stationary observer,

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18#
 
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  As the speed of a particle approaches thu bkxl(w --0sne speed of light, the mass of the particlu0bws(- l-knx e

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19#
 
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  As the speed of a particle approaches the speed of light, the momentum of the py6 mbttt3 6as(artib 3asmytt(66 tcle

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20#
 
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  A spear is thrown by you at a vmn* q.t.fmyrm-ae ,c .ery high speed. As it passes, you measure its length at one-half its normal length. From this measurement, you conclude that the movnm mf *,mqcrea-.y.t. ing spear's mass must be

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21#
 
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  What happens to the kiq6*):/q,jmpql 8wwef yc v oh:netic energy of a speedy proton when its relativistic masshc*wwq:fp )qov/ly:,qj 8e m6 doubles?

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22#
 
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  What happens to the total relativistic energy of a speed7tklj iu 2-g+ey proton when its relativistic7-2iutkjle+g mass doubles?

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23#
 
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  Consider a particle of mukng,we973 ionz9b5w hq1gg- ass $m$ and rest mass $m_0$. Which of the following is the correct expression for the kinetic energy of such a particle?

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24#
 
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  Consider two spaceships, each traveling at 0.50c in a straight line. Ship A is c ;wc3yie,q2g:+ gre emoving directly away from the Sun and ship B is approaching the Sun. The science officers on each ship measure the velocity of light comq;2i ,ec 3+cwger:ygeing from the Sun. What do they measure for this velocity?

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25#
 
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  Which of the following depends on the obsemc sos/j cm7vz4 4jw-hz7 jvd6-kj2 l3rver's frame of reference?

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26#
 
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  As the velocity of your spaceship increase oh 4f6c/ho-lis, you would observe

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27#
 
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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still water. With what speed, relative toy +ykxfwbmsz7d5 )-nh/ zq4) o the shore, does it move in a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is +n4m 7d/s 5w)-yohxkyz )f bqzheading upstream?

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28#
 
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  A boat can travel 4. jvhanfb)t e8 8*:8ea ;0jdgxk0 m/s in still water. With what speed, relative to the shore, does it move in a river that is flowing at 1.0 m/bdj *hjfeak0: 8 gv)n88;eaxt s if the boat is heading downstream?

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29#
 
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  A boat can travel 4.0 m/s in still water. With what speed, rela+r; ji osfvw j7e:ym*9tive to the shore, does it move in a river thav; y:wserm7*j + jfi9ot is flowing at 1.0 m/s if the boat is heading straight across the river?

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30#
 
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  How fast should a moving clock travel if it is to be obsjkx24wnu4m.9u xde - ierved by a stationary observer as running at one-half its normal raekimu.w4u x9-xd 2j4 nte?

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  A spaceship takes a nonstowf*t. jwc;d w2 pxgi34flfd1 vff)82op journey to a planet and returns in 10 hours according to a clock on the spaceship. If the speed of the spaceship is 0.8* dwfw322;fdfiflj18 gv)ptfx c4w.o0c, how much time has elapsed on the Earth?

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  A set of twins, Andrea and Courtney, are initiat4lz pn+- dik,pw :ei(g)ls -rlly 10 years old. While Courtney remains on Earth, en i(-z w:p gid)l4l r+pst-k,Andrea rides on a space ship which travels away from Earth at a speed of 0.6c for five years (as measured by Courtney), then turns around and comes back at 0.6c. When Andrea returns, Courtney is 20 years old. How old is Andrea upon her return?

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  One 20-year-old twin brother takes a space trip with a v t7:siq9w)zcspeed of 0.80c for 30 years according to a clock on the spac vszct7w:)9qieship. Upon returning to the Earth, what is his own age and the age of the Earth-based twin brother?

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  A meter stick is moving toward you with a speed of 0.80c. + cr+s*//lparet r3atWhat is its length?

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  How fast would a rocket ship have to move to contract to half of its pu71(00cl5v pvwom4wpwc 8v hqjg(k/ droper length (as observed by a stationary obk0d /lqpwv vhww5v87u pmgco0j4c1((ject)?

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  The length of a spaceship is 10 m when it is at rest. If the spaceshipr2w ykvz*1+d;d3pcl h:v s)se travels by you with:vded ssc) + k*yv 2;wphr3z1l a speed of 0.70c, what length does it appear to you?

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37#
 
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  The closest star to our solar system is Alpha Centauri, which is 4 .rn8r7i3 zl9se* galzozq:j,.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relativ:aqrzi9 z* esor,gn8ll73.j z e to the Earth travels toward the star. What distance does the space ship travel according to a passenger on the ship?

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  The closest star to our solar system is Alpha4jr /mvx;jpe9 Centauri, which is 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earth travels toward the star. How much time would elapse on a clock on boar xv49rjpej/; md the spaceship?

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  The closest star to our solar system iaq8)fn gl+ kqqbifi*a3f;qp3u8eq0 :s Alpha Centauri, which is 4.30 light years away. A spaceship with)q8+fpq*8gea 3qnalkf0q i;uqf b3:i a constant speed of 0.800c relative to the Earth travels toward the star. How much time would elapse on a clock on the Earth?

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40#
 
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  An electron is travelav7 2ntwgpqq5 j 6z, u ry6b:ct71olq,ing at 0.85c. What is its mass? (The rest mass is $9.11 \times 10^{-31} \; kg$.)

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41#
 
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  What is the speed of a o6ou8z )d ,6atrrp1neproton if its mass is twice its rest mass?

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42#
 
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  If the velocity of your spaceship goe + sxo1v xn7 f1x7afep., e7fp*zk1hhts from 0.3 c to 0.6 c, then your mass will increase xfo1+7k 1z h1.n,fet7xp fash*7e pv xby

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43#
 
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  What is the momentum in q ,+),uxqcpsq$kg \cdot m/s$ of a proton when it is moving with a speed of 0.60c?

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44#
 
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  During a reaction, anbw6e 9+ban4zg element loses $4.8 \times 10^{-28} \; kg$ of mass. How much energy (in Joules) is released?

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45#
 
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  During a reaction, $1.7 \times 10^{-4} \; J$ of energy is released. What change of mass would cause this?

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46#
 
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  How much energy would be released if 2.0 kg of material was lost drp3 4l0rs7pcpuring a reactir4s pr7l30c ppon?

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47#
 
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  The amount of energy equiv0s jkws8jzh5/h8v( i jalent to two kilogram of mass at rest is

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48#
 
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  The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki in 1945 killed 140,000 p;9 hqrtx;pc8feople, helpin89crftp;h qx ;g to end World War II on the next day. It released energy equivalent to that of 20,000 tons of TNT explosive. How much mass was converted to energy when this took place? (1000 tons of TNT = $4.3 \times 10^{12} \; J$) Incidentally, modern H-bombs have energy yields 1000 times as much!

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49#
 
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  The kinetic energy of a pro6)ctrpr /vx xw,pa:d *ton is 80% of its total energy. What is the speed of p )*a,:x /rvrpxc6wd tthe proton?

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50#
 
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  The kinetic energy of a proton is 80% of its total energy. What is the momentummzbfev ,qux97)ea99 0h x(nws)p nl1y inn9 )yha e)xwsn7bqzp,ux 19m9 vefl(0 $kg \cdot m/s$ of the proton?

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51#
 
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  What energy is released (in MeV) during a reacti -onot6: atw2qon in which $1.67 \times 10^{-25} \; kg$ of material is converted to energy?

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52#
 
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  How much mass is lost during a reaction in j -p4ewqk7e -swhich $1.7 \times 10^{8} \; MeV$ of energy is released?

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53#
 
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  What is the total energy of an electron moving with a tw +bzts s;v cgt4+d-*speed of 0.95c?

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54#
 
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  How many joules of energy are required to accelerate onemks 6cue 4lndg7jobe ).;)e+b kilogram of mass from rest to a velocity of 0.86g u4 ) )lndc;.jes6 7emebo+bk6 c?

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55#
 
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  In a nuclear plant, q93yta 60t1 snil.s xg f *5zol5f4rfa$1017$ J of energy is available from mass conversion. How much mass was lost?

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56#
 
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  An electron is accelerated through 100 kV. By what factor has its mass increasxrj-;;i tx.g6s .clph ed with respe .h;txlpi x.6sr- cgj;ct to its rest mass?

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57#
 
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  You are in a rocket traveling away frd26 yu 7,hk(gpvjznuw+os0d9om the Sun at 0.95c. You measure the speed of light from the 9ds0j2h(ugyzk+udvpw on, 7 6 Sun to be

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58#
 
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  Two spaceships are traveling through sp4p3g4f nz6.a pixz/ziace at 0.60 c relative to the Earth. If the ships are headed directly toward each other, what is their approach nz iz4p./zga346i pfxvelocity, as measured by a person on either craft?

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59#
 
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  A fast spaceship is travelg g(t;l wm4xy)ing with a speed of 0.80c. How fast would light travel from the heady4 lt)w;(xm gglights of the ship relative to a stationary observer?

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60#
 
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  A spaceship moves away from the Earth with a speed of 0.80c. The spaceship the h.7zns.bgf5 f3 2lvzjn fires a j 3.sbzngzflh5 .v2f7 missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship. What is the velocity of the missile measured by observers on the Earth if the missile is fired away from the Earth?

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61#
 
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  A spaceship moves away from the Earth with a b,.+tn zl 6vwhqym:k, speed of 0.80c. The spaceship then wy+mlz, tnq b,h.:k 6vfires a missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship. What is the velocity of the missile measured by observers on the Earth if the missile is fired toward the Earth?

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